PROFILE: NUMBER NINE

Full Name:  Unknown A.K.A.:  None First Appearance:  "The Case of the Gold Thief" Occupation:  Criminal scientist, assassin Ethnicity:  French Citizenship:  Unknown Family:  Number Nine-Nine (nephew) Affiliation:  ENIGMA Likes:  Robots Dislikes:  Failure, mistakes, incompetence

Background:
An expert in robotics, Number Nine uses this skill in his position as chief of weapon and device development for ENIGMA and as an assassin.  His creations range from his constant companion, a mechanical monkey named Mojo, to larger, deadlier creations like the killer robot bear Teddy and the walking blade Ginzu.  It is unknown when he joined the organization, but thanks to his accomplishments, he is a member of the Elite Eight.  Together with Number Eight, he participates in ENIGMA's special projects.

Physical Appearance and Other Traits:
Fairly tall and black-haired, Number Nine's most noticable feature is his long nose, which comes with an upturned mustache.  He wears his hair short and parted in the middle, and a monocle is worn over his left eye.  His ENIGMA attire is composed of a metal mask outfitted with a nosepiece which covers his nose and yellow eyes, one of which is shaped like a gear with a gunsight in it; a hat similar to a mortarboard; a powdered wig; and a metal gray suit with matching gloves and a necktie with a gear design on it.

Personality:
An intellectual, Number Nine plans carefully and takes into account all probably outcomes.  Human life means nothing to him, so he will kill anyone, including children.  He follows orders to the letter and will not dare disobey them.

Relationships:
Number Nine obeys Mr. E and Number One without question.  Number Eight is a long-time friend and scientific colleague.  Number Nine-Nine is his nephew, but he treats him more as an underling than as a relative.  He converses with Mojo occasionally.  He views Shirley and his friends as a threat to ENIGMA and will not hesitate in killing them.

Abilities and Paraphernalia:
Number Nine's blood contains nanobots, tiny robots which enhance his strength, speed, and agility.  These tiny machines also give him a healing factor and the ability to communicate with any electronic device.  His pet is a robot monkey named Mojo which communicates in an electronic language only understood by him.  His mask's gear eye is equipped with a telescoping feature, vertigo inducing feature, heat signature detector feature, and laser beam feature.  All these feautres are activated through an uplink to Number Nine's nanobots.  The mask also contains a communicator which he uses to keep in touch with his henchmen and robots.

During his time with ENIGMA, Number Nine has designed a variety of weapons, some of which he uses in his missions and may be disguised as harmless toys.  One is a retractable pointer which serves a remote control device and an offensive weapon capable of firing electrical shots.  His trademark creations, his robots, usually follow a variety of themes including toys, the zodiac, and mythical or fantasy monsters.  Mechanical creations that have taken on Shirley (and ended up as scrap metal) include Ginzu, a robot equipped with blades, and Teddy, a super powerful robot bear.

HA's Comments:
Number Nine is another anime-inspired character.  This time it was Brave Police J-Decker, where transforming robots upheld the law with the assistance of their "boss," a boy named Yuta.  In one episode, Yuta was being targeted by an assassin specialzing in deadly toys.  He had this big nose that found its way onto Number Nine.  The original sketches I did for him had him wearing a brown cape with a green suit, but after a while, I changed him to a gray suit and ditched the cape.  Giant Robo inspired me to give him the mortarboard hat.